Week 12 Game Synopsis
 

Steichen needs to change how he calls the game when teams start blitzing. Ball has to come out quick in those situations. Use RPOs, use screens, force them to back off. Otherwise, this offense will not be as productive as it was the first 10 games.

Yeah, where was the run to win mantra?

My opinion is that we faced a desperate team, and that was enough to keep it close. Poor play-calling made it impossible to avoid a loss. Well, add in the missed call on the pass to Downs that would have set us up in the Red Zone, and we see why it was a loss. Shane has to figure out how to get the opposition to stop blitzing, or we will spiral all the way down.

There was no way KC and Mahomes were losing that game. It would have basically ended their season and dynasties don’t die that easily.

I’m not really upset with this loss because we had them on the ropes and let them get away.

We really need to focus on the remaining 4 division games now, though. Those ARE the season. Everything is still in front of us if we take care of the division games.

All of our offensive drives in the fourth quarter and overtime were 3-and-outs.

All of them.

You cannot expect to beat good teams by coasting on offense.

Statistically, we were dominated in this game. Chiefs fans are saying their own mistakes were the only reason this game was even close and they’re probably right.

Total yards Colts 255 Chiefs 491.
Offensive plays Colts 50 Chiefs 91.
Passing yards Colts 181 Chiefs 346(so much for that much vaunted Gardner Ward combo).
Rushing yards Colts 74 Chiefs 148
First downs Colts 10 Chiefs 33.
Time of possession Colts 25:28 Chiefs 42:35.

In reality, we should have lost this game by 2+ touchdowns. Thats concerning. We really got dominated outside of a couple of flukey plays.

What’s become alarming to me is Daniel jones looks like Peyton manning on the first half and then Carson Wentz in the 2nd half

I disagree with this. We should not have "lost this game by 2+ TDs", the defense for most of the game allowed the Chiefs to get yards, but didn't allow them to convert in the redzone. That's a skill that many championship caliber defenses possess. Hell, the reason they even had the ability to force OT with a FG was because they forced the first Colts FG in a Goal to Go situation this season. The passing game needs better built in answers for the blitz, but this team definitely hung with the 3 time defending AFC Champions in their own building. The Texans and Jaguars will not pose nearly this many problems.

In defense of those two, the best CBs in the world don't mean much when you're not getting pressure on the QB.